List of the best Susumu Terajima movies: Kamihate Store(2012), After Life(1998), Gamera the Brave(2006), Fireworks(1997), Goemon(2009), A Snake of June(2002), All Around Us(2008), Moon Child(2003), Okaeri(1995), Brother(2000), Nobody Knows(2004), Kids Return(1996) ... ...
Drama
Japan
2012
100 Minutes
Yoshio morita
Keiko Takahashi Susumu Terajima Morio Agata Kento Fukaya Giiko Miho Hiraoka Ryûshi Mizukami Ayaka Ônishi
In an isolated town, there is a small store run by an old woman. People who's not apparently her neighbors drop by the store before going up on the cliff where is known for committing ... See full summary »
Drama
Japan
1998
118 Minutes
Satoru Kawashima
Arata Iura Erika Oda Susumu Terajima Takashi Naitô Kei Tani Tôru Yuri Hisako Hara Akio Yokohama Kazuko Shirakawa Yusuke Iseya Sayaka Yoshino
counselor dead person elderly person dreamy emotional touching limbo meaning of life death daunting task memory love afterlife discovery love 1990s
After death, people have a week to choose only one memory to keep for eternity.
Sci-Fi, Adventure
Japan
2006
96 Minutes
Ryo Tomioka Kanji Tsuda Susumu Terajima Kaoru Okunuki Tomorowo Taguchi
In 1973, Gamera sacrifices his life to rid the world of the Gyaos once and for all. Thirty-three years later, a small boy, whose father witnessed the 1973 event, named Toru finds a ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
Japan
1997
103 Minutes
Nakamura
"Beat" Takeshi Kitano Kayoko Kishimoto Ren Ôsugi Susumu Terajima Tetsu Watanabe Hakuryu Yasuei Yakushiji Taro Itsumi Ken'ichi Yajima Makoto Ashikawa Yuuko Daike
cop husband wife partner disabled person gangster brash dark offbeat thrilling japan lake car store yakuza murder bank robbery illness debt unlikely criminal
Nishi leaves the police in the face of harrowing personal and professional difficulties. Spiraling into depression, he makes questionable decisions.
Action
Japan
2009
128 Minutes
Yosuke Eguchi Eiji Okuda Arashi Fukasawa Susumu Terajima Jun Kaname Ryôko Hirosue Masatô Ibu Tetsuji Tamayama
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Based on a Japanese folk legend that echoes the tale of Robin Hood, this ninja thriller follows the exploits of Goemon Ishikawa (Yôsuke Eguchi), who leaves his fighting clan after its chief... See full summary »
Drama
2002
77 Minutes
Asuka Kurosawa Yuji Koutari Shin'ya Tsukamoto Susumu Terajima Mansaku Fuwa Teruko Hanahara
A stalker (Shin'ya Tsukamoto) demands erotic acts from a woman (Asuka Kurosawa) in a sexless marriage.
Drama
2008
142 Minutes
Tae Kimura Lily Franky Mitsuko Baishô Susumu Terajima Tamae Ando Norito Yashima Minori Terada Akira Emoto Yûichi Kimura Yôsuke Saitô
The loss of a child puts a further strain on a Japanese couple's (Tae Kimura, Lily Franky) already troubled marriage.
Sci-Fi, Action
Japan
2003
120 Minutes
Shinji
Hyde Gackt Lee-Hom Wang Taro Yamamoto Susumu Terajima Zeny Kwok Seiji Chihara Kôji Chihara Yosh
The story of love and friendship on the harsh streets of 2014 Mallepa, a small corner in Asia.
Drama
Japan
1995
99 Minutes
Takashi Kitazawa
Tomio Aoki Ayaka Horie Shoichi Komatsu Taro Suwa Shingo Takahashi Susumu Terajima Miho Uemura
Yuriko works at home all day as a tape transcriber, while her husband, Takashi, works as a school teacher. Yuriko's behavior grows stranger and more distant and she starts spending all day ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA|UK|Japan
2000
112 Minutes
Kato
"Beat" Takeshi Kitano Claude Maki Omar Epps Masaya Katô Ren Ôsugi Susumu Terajima Ryo Ishibashi James Shigeta Tetsuya Watari Tatyana Ali Darryl M. Bell
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A Japanese gangster is exiled to Los Angeles where his brother lives with a small but respectable multi-racial gang, who he inspires to expand their influence.
Drama
Japan
2004
140 Minutes
Baseball coach
Yûya Yagira Ayu Kitaura Hiei Kimura Momoko Shimizu Hanae Kan You Susumu Terajima Takoko Take
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In a small Tokyo apartment, twelve-year-old Akira must care for his younger siblings after their mother leaves them and shows no sign of returning.
Action
1996
104 Minutes
No 2 In Local Gang
Masanobu Andô Ken Kaneko Leo Morimoto Hatsuo Yamaya Mitsuko Oka Ryo Ishibashi Susumu Terajima Koichi Shigehisa Michisuke Kashiwaya Yûko Daike Atsuki Ueda
Two high-school friends find disappointment and failure as they pursue careers in the boxing ring and the mob.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
Japan
1999
104 Minutes
Inoue
Riki Takeuchi Shô Aikawa Renji Ishibashi Hitoshi Ozawa Kaoru Sugita Duncan Hirotaro Honda Susumu Terajima Michisuke Kashiwaya Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi Tomorowo Taguchi
A yakuza of Chinese descent and a Japanese cop each wage their own war against the Japanese mafia. But they are destined to meet. Their encounter will change the world.
Drama
Japan
2009
125 Minutes
Bae Doo-na Arata Iura Itsuji Itao Jô Odagiri Sumiko Fuji Tasuku Emoto Mari Hoshino Ryô Iwamatsu Tomomi Maruyama Miu Naraki Masaya Takahashi
A life-size blow-up doll develops a soul and falls in love with a video store clerk.